Article
Genetic polymorphisms in MDR1 and CYP3A5 and MDR1 haplotype in mainland Chinese Han, Uygur and Kazakh ethnic groups.
Journal of clinical pharmacy and therapeutics - 1 Feb 2007
Li D, Zhang G-L, Lou Y-Q, Li Q, Wang X, Bu X-Y
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The drug transporter MDR1 and the drug metabolizing enzyme CYP3A are the two major biological factors determining the pharmacokinetics of many drugs. The functional MDR1 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and a prevalent CYP3A5 SNP show marked interethnic variation among Orientals, Caucasians and Africans. In this study, we investigated the distribution of MDR1 and CYP3A5 SNPs among...
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